A manufacturer has announced plans to build a new headquarters in Birmingham after outgrowing its current base.

Guhring, which manufactures and supplies precision tools for industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical and engineering, employs 76 people at its UK HQ on Castle Bromwich Business Park.

It has now unveiled plans to build a brand new, 50,000 sq ft facility in east Birmingham following an upturn in sales both domestically and overseas.

YvonneClune , finance and IT manager at Guhring, said: "The engineering sector in general has seen a strong lift over the past year and that has helped to cement our own growth.

"We are at the cutting edge of manufacturing and supply a range of sectors and that has led to the need for expansion.

"That is why we are developing plans to build our own HQ for the UK here in the West Midlands which is at the heart of manufacturing and engineering in this country."

Guhring, which employs 6,000 staff globally, says it is also investing heavily in other areas of the business including in IT and has contracted Coleshill-based Acutec to upgrade and manage its systems.

Ms Clune added: "It came to the point where it was not efficient for us to look after the systems in-house and therefore made sense to allow experts in this field to manage and monitor our systems.

"It's a great example of how the growth of one business can have a positive knock-on effect for other companies in the region too."

Chris Roche, managing director of Acutec, said: "Many business people have got too much on their plate to try to manage their own IT systems, especially when they are focusing all of their efforts on expanding the business.

"It's great to see the manufacturing and engineering sector in the West Midlands thriving again.

"We are delighted to be working with Guhring and look forward to assisting them when they come to move into their new UK headquarters."